Skirt-belt



(ModeL) M. BRUNNER.

SKIRT BELT.

Patented May 28, 1889.

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of the skirt attached thereto.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARIE BRUNNER, OF BROOKLYN, NEWV YORK.

SKIRT-BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,163, dated May 28,1889. Application filed October 18, 1888- Serial No. 288,420. (Modeh) Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARIE BRUNNER, of Brooklyn, Kings county, State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Skirt- Belt, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an elastic belt to which a ladys skirt is tobe attached, and which is so constructed that the skirt will not becomeinjured or detached by an expansion of the belt.

The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fullypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of my improvedskirt-belt. Fig. 2 is a detail of one of its ends, showing a piece Fig.3 is a crosssection on line as ac, Fig. 2; and Fig. 4, a crosssection011 line y y, Fig. 2.

The letter (1, represents a belt of semi-annular form, that is providedwith two concentric curved edges. This belt is made of a doublethickness, Fig. 3, and is of such a width that when fastened over thewaist it will fall over the hips. Vithin the belt a there are insertedtwo elastic sections, 1), that will permit the belt to adapt itself tothe waist of the wearer. These sections 1) have a straight outer edge,in contradistinction to the main body of the belt, which has a curvedouter edge, as already described. Thus the elastic sections are shorterin cross-section than the remainder of the belt. Across the face of eachof these elastic sections there is secured, by sewing, a frill orrufile, c, in line with the lower edge of the belt. These frills becomestraigh ened out to a greater or less extent as the sections 1) expand;but the expansion of the sections will never detach or tear the ruffles.At the outer end each elastic section has a binding or edging, d,provided with eyes or other fastening devices.

In order to attach a skirt, A, to the belt, the skirt is insertedbetween the two thicknesses of the belt, Fig. 3, and the latter isturned inward along the dotted line 6, Fig. 1. This dotted line shouldpreferably be punctured on the belt. The three thicknesses are now sewedtogether by a plain seam and without forming any folds in the upper edgeof the skirt. As the sections 1) are shorter than the main body a of thebelt, the upper edge of the skirt will come to the surface opposite tosaid sections. Thus the skirt is free to be attached to the ruffles c,fastened across the face of such sections. Here the folds f, thatconstitute the fullness at the back of a ladys skirt, should be formed.

This improved skirt-belt does not create a tight or oppressive feelingaround the waist. The skirt may be attached to the belt without plaitsor wrinkles. Moreover, the belt does away with the difficultiesexperienced in fitting skirts provided with an ordinary belt to thewaist.

What I claim isl. The combination of semi-annular belt a with theelastic sections 1) within the body of said belt, and with ruffles c,that extend across such elastic sections and are in line with the loweredge of the belt, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of semi-annular belt a with the elastic sections I),inserted therein, and with the ruffles a, secured across the face ofsaid sections, the belt a being made of a double thickness and beingwider in crosssection than the elastic sections, substantially asspecified.

MARIE BRUNNER.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN, A. J ONGHMANS.

